enormous stress

collocation in English

meaningsofenormousandstress

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enormous
adjective
uk
/ɪˈnɔː.məs/us
/əˈnɔːr.məs/
extremely ...
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stress
noun
uk
/stres/us
/stres/
great worry caused by a difficult situation, or something that causes ...
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Both the father and mother were underenormousstress.
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What may be considered a paternalistic approach is justified because these patients are critically ill, and underenormousstress.
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This, combined with poor animal and human health, placesenormousstresson traditional pastoral and land management practices.
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It supports families when they faceenormousstress.
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That strikes me as very unsatisfactory, given theenormousstressthat has attended the early history of the agency.
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These huge, unexpected and regular increases causeenormousstressand anxiety at a time when people least expect it and least need it.
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There is one point on which we layenormousstress.
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That causedenormousstressand again the person involved was advised to go bankrupt.
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The problems of the service are compounded by a general shortage of staff and controllers, which in turn leads toenormousstressamong the staff.
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That was at a time ofenormousstress, as one can well imagine, for it was the war period.
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It must produceenormousstresson those concerned.
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Many of the greyhounds sufferenormousstressduring racing.
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That is causingenormousstressto several of my elderly constituents who have no television and feel harassed.
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That can bringenormousstressto family environments.
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It will involve such families inenormousstressand hardship and will result in the education of their children being disrupted.
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I know that many of those people have worked underenormousstressand pressure in recent weeks.
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I sympathise greatly with elderly people and others who are frightened and sufferenormousstressbecause of what is happening around them.
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However, the evidence clearly shows that environmental health officers are at present underenormousstressand strain and are in short supply.
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That is why we have always placedenormousstresson dealing with the minority of hardened young thugs.
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